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Successfully? Surely you jest. Are you parroting Rep. Marcia Fudge (D.-Ohio), the incoming chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus ? And of course, always entertaining. -
mi nuh really have much time for this guy.When its hot in the jungle of peace I go swimming in the ocean of love.....Comment
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Well, at least we agree on something.C'mon Rich, et.al., you know the script by now: Ms. Rice was an affirmative action hireComment
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solid answerOriginally posted by lonewolf View Post
please point us to some the earlier critique of her handling of the portfolio.When its hot in the jungle of peace I go swimming in the ocean of love.....Comment
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Obsessed much? You need to get a life and take your head out from inside black people's backsides.Originally posted by lonewolf View PostComment
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It was Ms. Rice's birthday 17 November, so here's wishing her a belated happy birthday!
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Susan Rice in 1986 book: Make white students learn black history
Posted By Charles C. Johnson On 8:30 AM 11/29/2012 @ 8:30 AM In DC Exclusives - Freelance,Politics,Yahoo! Linkbox |
In a 1986 book by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, the future diplomat argued for the aggressive inclusion of a black history curriculum in American schools, claiming that its omission had “crippling effects” by “providing a child with no more than … a white interpretation of reality.”
The 86-page book, “A History Deferred,” served as a guide for secondary and elementary school teachers wanting to teach “Black Studies,” and was published by the Black Student Fund, an advocacy group where Rice had an internship.
“Susan’s interest in the study of Black history evolved from her desire to learn more about the experiences and achievements of her own people,” notes the preface.
Central to the book’s ambition was reclaiming lost black achievements and giving black children pride in their history. In that vein, Rice lists black achievements in “Literature,” “the Arts,” “the Music [sic]” and “Public Service” to present an Afrocentric view of U.S. history.
This was necessary, Rice noted in her book’s foreword, because most students were “taught American history, literature, art, drama, and music largely from a white, western European perspective. As a result, their grasp of the truth, of reality, is tainted by a myopia of sorts.”
“American history cannot be understood fully or evaluated critically without ample study of Black history,” Rice added.
Rice wrote her undergraduate senior thesis under Clayborne Carson, a Stanford history professor who teaches “Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity,” about the experiences of black southerners who worked in Oakland’s shipyards during World War II.
Like Carson, Rice saw a political component in Black Studies, writing that the “absence or cursory coverage of Black history, literature, and culture reinforces pernicious and pervasive social perceptions of Black Americans.”
And failing to teach Black Studies in school, she argued, had negative consequences for the self-esteem of black children.
“Ultimately, what is more important than the white or majority perception of black Americans is the black man, woman, and child’s perception of themselves,” Rice wrote. “The greatest evil in omitting or misrepresenting Black history, literature, and culture in elementary or secondary education is the unmistakable message it sends to the black child. The message is ‘your history, your culture, your language and your literature are insignificant. And so are you.’”
Despite lacking an Afrocentric curriculum at the tony National Cathedral School for Girls in Washington, D.C., Rice’s options were many and impressive.
Her father was a governor of the Federal Reserve and a World Bank official, and her mother was a senior vice president of Control Data Processing. Rice won a coveted Rhodes Scholarship in December 1985. “I think it is very important for other black students to be aware of the scholarship program and see it as a good opportunity for them,” she told The Washington Post at the time.
URL to article: http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/29/su...black-history/Comment
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Really? pot call kettle? You are not an American, you don't live in the US...you live in France, but you seemed to be obsessed with everything US. Don't you have a life in France? Why don't you get your head out of US citizens backsides? This is my country and it has nothing to do with you..or are you just a wanna be American?Originally posted by Blackstar* View PostComment
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DWL Rediculous! There's only history, it's neither white or black...get real.Susan Rice in 1986 book: Make white students learn black historyComment
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Wow. that's funny, I don't ever remembering you celebrating Condaleeza Rice's birthday?Originally posted by Blackstar* View PostIt was Ms. Rice's birthday 17 November, so here's wishing her a belated happy birthday!
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That was her intent. Black American history is not included in standard history classes with the exception of black history monthOriginally posted by lonewolf View PostIf you don't fight for what you deserve, you deserve what you get.
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Waiting to see Blackstar's response to lonewolf.
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Are ppl just hailin her up cah she have ja blood in har an shi black?
Of course not
Nuttin impressive bout anybody who would vote no against the palestinians. so more fiyah fi har
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Cyan badda, Tropsi. I've given him several polite responses to his questions about living in and out of the US and a likely return. All I got in return are insults and statements that everything I have (and any other black person living in the States) is due to affirmative action as by his reckoning white is always better than black, etc., etc.Originally posted by Tropicana View Post Waiting to see Blackstar's response to lonewolf.
In all his talk about his expertise on the US, notice who and who answered your questions on the Electoral College...
Lw is just an embittered know-nothing and racist who posts denigrating remarks about black people on here to feel better about himself. Poor him.Comment
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I respect and admire her accomplishments even if I'm not in 100% agreement with her politics.Originally posted by Emperah View PostAre ppl just hailin her up cah she have ja blood in har an shi black?
Of course not
Nuttin impressive bout anybody who would vote no against the palestinians. so more fiyah fi harComment
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